Fountain-pen.



F.- w. OLIVE.

FGUNAIN PEN. APPLHIATION, FlLED JUNE I2. 1914.

1 ,$207,317. n K Patented Dec. 5, 1916.

lzverzv@ FREDERICK W. OLIVE, OF LOISQMISSOUR ASSIGNO-R "10 JOSEPH LIPIG, OF

sin LOUIS, MISSOURI.

FoUN'TAnii-PEN.

l u citizen of the'lliiited States of Ani'eii'a, a-

-i'esid'ent of the iity litt. Louis, Stilte olf Missoui1 liui'e invented eeitx'iiii new and useful .lnipi'oveiiientein Fountain-Pens, of

which the following is iif'ful'l, clean, anfilv :ieroiiipunyini;r drawings, fernung Ia pait of the specification.

My invention. relates to n fountain peill the object being. to provide u. yeiy einiple,

elicient mid inexpensive sel'fdilling fountuin pen provided "with i1 presser hai', und ii. piesei' finger foi' operatingsaid presser huix soils to kompress a -collapsible ink welhA and `the noi'eltyiies. in eertain new iletiiils of construction includingr n Spying associated Witli'fiaid presser finger and pres-sei' bai',-

vFigure I is; :i-side elevation 'of my eelfl filling fountain pen. l"ig. II isa' longitudinelsection showing the eollaps-lile'inlc well.

filledJivith'inli. Fig. IIT isi-ain enlarged longitudinal eection, partlyliiokenv :iw-oy, showing-the collapsible ink well in' itsl deflated position. lig.v IV is -an inverted-plan 'view' ofthe presser bar and the sp1- ingv for conl neetin` the prefiself finger to- Said presser bar.' *i l the presse.bar, tlie pi'eg'seifing'ei' :ind the' sping connectin'gjsaidpai-ts.

` -i 1 desigri'ii'tes th'e pen orpen. point'seeurel.

to :L easing -01- en holder'A. 1\ plug 3.

.forming A.part o the easing A is' providedA lnpsible ink-well 4, preferably in the forni with a. duet 3v-'leading to the. pen 1.'. A coli'v of :i i'iibbe'rfhag",l is secured 4to the plug '2 so as to communicate withtl'ie duet 3.

5 is' mi elongatedA presseibi'ir arranged vWithin the easing: A andassocinted with the collapsible inliiielle.- A preseer finger li;

arranged in an opening 7 inthe easing A in l, connected to the presser bei: 5 by men ne 'of a "5 .is preferably punched 4to produce toii,i. ,iiee v leaf spring 8 located beneath iinvrl-,ittziel'ied :it one endto1the presser hai'. `.The presser bai-- ff) whieh" exte1id through thespringB-and serve-aeV rivets 'for seeming seid spring;r to

. the presser bar. The free endsportion ofthe epring 8 is preferably out and' bent .jout- --wardly to provide a pivot enr- 1 0 wheh ex- ,tends through e. slot 11 in the(presserv bnn-'i1 The inner end portion .of lthe presser-finger v(i s triiddles the pivot eur 10 midis connected 'gi Vis u vertical seetion showing,

a1 eiited Doe. 5, 1916.

' App'nciaiion inea inne 1 2.' 1914. serial N0..s44,643.

lluieto hy a p i'ot piii 12. The (connecting Hpiiiig H 'liiuls lo pull the pi'eHsi-il'iiigei' into eiin'ugeiiieii! with `the preneur-lian', and when 'tlieliiigei' oer-upu-x the po$itioii shown in dotted .lines Figli. ll'V and iu 'Iii-ill lines liig.,

"lIl, the 'iff-iiinmliiig' Spiiiiff fii'oi'vesi the fiat' end lave olA the pieseeivfnigei' 'intoengagenient willr the l'iiesiieihliai' 5, lheiMiy -lioldiiig 'foi-ves ihe l'liit' iiiii'vi; hive ofthe liiige'i' into- 'liesva notch i4 in the easingr 'A when the linger oioupies the position .whownin Fig. l. lnfi'lliiig thel eollapsihle ink woll 4, the opeifa't'oi.'v engages the icieo endeI of the -plesing tlieljliiesisei' {inver-(5 lo iliefposition Shown iii vdotted 'lines lig. ll, the-presser linger und pi-esrei hai' ai'iiiimfeil to the position shown-in `l"i, f. ll l.. The voi'lap'si'lile ink welll inf-thus?b deliiteihniiiid hy dippii'ig.. tlii'fpenl4 into-the iiiksuppli" and pei-milling'the-eol- 'lzil-iS'il-ile ink well to expand, the iiilcA will be drawnthrough lili-e dui-lr?, :ind into-the weil 4., Afteijlljiig the well l-'the presser fii'ig'rei- (''s iestoi'ed'to the. position shown-.iii full lines Figs'. I and ll.

n iijoi'ieiiiug-iii' its wall, :i ifollapslile-ink well iii .Said easing". eoniiiiuiiioatiiig with said lopende well. apieseeif linger sliilalile tiene? -ie'i'sely oi' 'flip easing in the opening.: in the walLJuF siiid easing. :iiid nepi-ini! attached to snidfpi'eilsei' l'isiniiiiil lo which the Seid presser. linger: is piyoled. intermediate the.

ende-ol" the Suid spring holdingft-he iinpiend lof the pieseeiringei iii enga-gement with said presser linz' when the' pi'ieem finger-ie :'iii'nii'ged ata iight' angle to the pi'essei' imi-,-

ii'heieliy ythe i'iijesiiei' linger iS held icioni pivotal .iiioi'enieiit ,during inwind" moi'eiiieiit thereof to opeifate'said pressei'j liar.

provided with :igdisehziige duet and hiiviig 25 engage the' outer face o Said presser Ien openingnr in its wall, n collapsible ink well in said casing communicating with seid duct, :i presser bur sented u feinst said collapsible well, u presser inger operable through the opening;r in the well of said casing, and u spring attached to Suid presser bnr :it its eide next Suid collapsible well and having n member extendingthrough the presser ber, the said presser finger being piroted to Suid spring member to be held against the presser bar by theepring.

3. A. fountain 'pen comprising n pen e casing having n duct leading to said pen, u collapsible ink Well in Suid cusingrolnlnuni eating with seid duct, n presser ber in seid casing, n leaf spring fitted to the inner uee of seid presser bur', the presser bar being punched to provide tongues serving us rivets or connecting the presser bnr to seid spring,

und thet free end of said spring being out and bent outwardly to provide n pivot enr which extends through said presser bar, a presser linger strnddling seid pivot eer and provided with n lint end face adapted to bei', and n. pivot pin connecting Suid pivot ear 'to seid prcsner linger.

4. In combination with :L fountain pen casing having a slot therein, of a eo1npres `sor-bar movable laterally in said easing, a

lever movable in said slot, e. Aspring mounted on one fece of said bar and having means connected with the lever on the other face of the bar.

5. In combination 4with e fountain pen casing havin n slot therein, of a compres- Asor'bnr Inova-le laterally in suid'casing, a `lever movable in'said slot, a resilient Strip secured at oneend to the inner fece of said w bar and hin-'111g means at its other end extending to the' outer face of seid bar, said 'end of the lever.

means being pivotally connected with one lever movable in said'slot, a springmounted il on one'A fece of said bar, a lug carried-by seid spring and 'extending beyond the other 1fece of lseid bar 'and connected' with said ever.

casing having a slot therein, of a lever mov able in sidslot, xi compressor-bnr movable laterally in seid casing andhaving an opening therein intermediate of its ends, a spring on the innerfaee of seid bar, a lug carried Il by said spring und extending through the slot in said barand pivoted to said lever.

9. In combination with s fountain pen, casing having a slottherein, of s, lever movable in' seid slot, "a'compreeaonbar movable I0 laterally in said casing and having an open-- ing therein intermediate of-its ends, 'a apri on the .inner face 'of saidber, a lug carri by said spring and extending through the slot'in said barh one .end of Said leversbeingg-V'li:

bifunceted to receive said lug and pivotlly connected therewith FREDERICKW'. OLIVE. In the piesence ouf-f# A. J. MoCAmmx-, E: K. Omni.'

8. In combination with 9. fountain vpen I0 

